WILDLIFE GUARDIANS TRUST

Delhi, India

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Wildlife Guardians Trust India works to protect India’s wildlife and habitats through community-led conservation, anti-poaching support, research and human–wildlife coexistence initiatives.

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

Wildlife Guardians Trust India works closely with frontline forest watchers and local communities, strengthening the people who protect wildlife on the ground every day.

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IMPACT

Impact Snapshot

95 km² — the approximate size of Amangarh Tiger Reserve, a strategically important wildlife corridor adjoining the wider Corbett landscape.

ForestWatchers — Wildlife Guardians Trust’s wider ForestWatchers programme has supported frontline forest staff with equipment and resources.

10 solar-powered water pumps are a current target for the Amangarh project, designed to maintain waterholes through the dry season and reduce pressure on wildlife and surrounding communities.

Conservation Impact

Wildlife Guardians Trust strengthens frontline wildlife protection by equipping and supporting forest watchers who often work in challenging and remote conditions. Its work helps improve the protection of threatened species and habitats while supporting practical solutions to human–wildlife conflict and building stronger relationships between conservation teams and neighbouring communities.

The Conservation Challenge

Key Threats and Pressures

The biggest challenges include limited resources for frontline forest watchers, increasing human–wildlife conflict as people and animals compete for space and water, and pressure on habitats from development and fragmentation. In areas such as Amangarh, water scarcity during the dry season is an additional challenge, concentrating wildlife around limited water sources and increasing the likelihood of animals moving closer to communities.

Why it Matters

Addressing these challenges means better-equipped forest watchers, safer and more resilient wildlife habitats, and fewer points of conflict between people and animals. Improving access to water and strengthening frontline protection can help wildlife remain within protected areas, while building greater trust and support for conservation among neighbouring communities.

WHAT'S NEEDED NOW

Solar Powered Pump for Waterhole

$2000 USD

Many of Amangarh’s waterholes begin to dry up by April and May, while the monsoon rains may not arrive until June or July. A solar-powered water pump, costing around US$2,000, can keep a waterhole replenished throughout this critical dry period, providing a reliable source of water for a wide variety of wildlife. Keeping water available inside the protected area also helps reduce the need for animals to stray onto surrounding community land in search of water, helping to reduce human–wildlife conflict.

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Suggested Camps & Experiences

Corbett is the best place for travellers to experience the wider landscape connected to Amangarh. Amangarh itself has very limited tourism infrastructure and no established network of lodges or visitor experiences, whereas neighbouring Corbett has well-developed accommodation, expert guides and wildlife safaris. Visiting Corbett therefore gives travellers an accessible way to experience the forests, wildlife and conservation challenges of this shared ecosystem.

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